A case of pachydermoperiostosis treated by oral administration of a bisphosphonate and arthroscopic synovectomy

Mod Rheumatol. 2007;17(4):330-2. doi: 10.1007/s10165-007-0585-8. Epub 2007 Aug 20.

Abstract

Pachydermoperiostosis (PDP) is a rare hereditary disorder characterized by pachydermia, digital clubbing, and periosteal hypertrophy. Here, we report a case of PDP showing symptoms consistent with arthritis, which was treated by oral administration of risedronate sodium and arthroscopic synovectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arthroscopy
  • Bone Density Conservation Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Etidronic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
  • Etidronic Acid / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Orthopedic Procedures
  • Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic* / drug therapy
  • Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic* / surgery
  • Risedronic Acid
  • Synovectomy*

Substances

  • Bone Density Conservation Agents
  • Risedronic Acid
  • Etidronic Acid